In yet another example of why Bud Selig is the worst commissioner in all of sports - he has stepped in and made HIMSELF a part of this year's World Series by ordering the Houston Astros to open their retractable roof at Minute Maid Park...with the roof closed Minute Maid is deafening - with the roof open it's an inconsistant, wind swirling mess...
This time of year each team's home field advantage is critical (ie: the home teams have won about two thirds of the games this postseason) and now in the biggest stage and the most important game of the Astros' season, someone who shouldn't have ANYTHING to do with the outcome of the game itself has stepped in and basically changed the rules in the middle of the series...I don't recall Selig forcing the games in Chicago to be played during the day because it's too cold for the Astros at night in the Windy City...
(AP) HOUSTON -- Major League Baseball pulled the roof out from over the Houston Astros' heads.
Over the objections of the Astros, the commissioner's office ordered the roof open at Minute Maid Field for Game 3 of the World Series on Tuesday night and said all games in Houston this week are likely to be played outdoors.
"It is a gorgeous day," baseball commissioner Bud Selig said. "In Milwaukee, you don't get a day like this until July Fourth…"
…The Astros like playing with the roof closed because, among other things, it increases the noise. They were not thrilled with the decision.
"They had the opportunity to close it in the division series, they had the chance in the championship series, they didn't say anything then," shortstop Adam Everett said. "It surprises me they're saying something now."
Solomon said that the forecast is favorable for the rest of the week and that the roof is likely to be open for all games in Houston. The Astros played their first five postseason games this year with the roof closed. Solomon said the temperature was over 80 degrees for all except Game 3 of the first-round series against Atlanta.
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